Grants and Awards
Awards
2023 J. G. Russel Award, The Australian Academy of Sciences. $2000 towards supporting research for my DECRA fellowship. Press release here.
2022 People’s Choice Award for Best Presentation at the Research School of Biology’s Early to Mid-Career Researcher Conference, Australian National University.
2020 Research School of Biology Outstanding Thesis Prize, Australian National University. One per year across three departments. Includes $2000 prize.
2020 Finalist for the J. G. Crawford Prize for best PhD thesis at the Australian National University. Two per year across the University.
2019 Australasian Evolution Society Research Award and Student Plenary. AES meeting registration waiver and special 20 min plenary talk.
2018 Peter Rawlinson Prize for Best Spoken Presentation by a PhD student (Australian Society of Herpetologists).
2018 Finalist for the W.D. Hamilton Award (Society for the Study of Evolution). Evolution meeting registration waiver and $500 travel stipend.
2016 EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organisation) Course on Molecular Evolution selected trainee.
2014 Hirota Naora Award for Best Conference Presentation (Research School of Biology Postgraduate Conference): $650 for conference travel.
Grants and scholarships
2023 Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) Fellowship from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for my project entitled “The evolution of venom and its role in shaping biodiversity”. This includes three years of salary plus research money which combined amounts to $387,373.
2022 BioPlatforms Australia’s Australian amphibian and reptile genomics initiative (AusARG) funding for two plates of sequencing at Diversity Arrays for a phylogeographic study of the Liasis complex.
2021 ANU’s Research School of Biology Seed Grant worth $3,096 for venom mass spectrometry experiment.
2021 BioPlatforms Australia’s Australian amphibian and reptile genomics initiative (AusARG) funding for two plates of sequencing at Diversity Arrays for a phylogeographic study of the Morelia spilota complex.
2020 Contributed to writing the Australian Research Council Discovery Project Grant “Biological diversification in across
Australia across space and time” with Prof. Scott Keogh. $471,000 which includes my postdoc salary for two more years.
2017 Contributed to writing the Australian Research Council Discovery Project Grant “Drivers of convergent evolution across Australia’s arid landscape” with Prof. Scott Keogh. $432,000 which included my postdoc salary for two years.
2016 ABRS National Taxonomy Research Grant Programme - Student Travel Grant: $1,650
2016 ANU Vice-Chancellor's HDR Travel Grant: $1,500
2015 ABRS National Taxonomy Research Grant Programme – Student Travel Grant: $825
2015 Australian Society of Herpetologists Research Grant: $1,500
2014 Becas Chile-CONICYT Doctorado en el extranjero: full tuition, living expenses and additional costs for four year overseas PhD program (aprox. $250,000)
2014 ANU Vice-Chancellor's HDR Travel Grant: $1,000
2013 American Museum of Natural History Collection Study Grant: $1,000
2013 Peter Rankin Trust Fund for Herpetology Research Grant, The Australian Museum: $1,000
2013 ACT Herpetological Association Research Grant: $1,200
2012 Becas Chile-CONICYT Magister en el extranjero: full tuition, living expenses and additional costs for two year overseas Masters program (aprox. $125,000)
2023 J. G. Russel Award, The Australian Academy of Sciences. $2000 towards supporting research for my DECRA fellowship. Press release here.
2022 People’s Choice Award for Best Presentation at the Research School of Biology’s Early to Mid-Career Researcher Conference, Australian National University.
2020 Research School of Biology Outstanding Thesis Prize, Australian National University. One per year across three departments. Includes $2000 prize.
2020 Finalist for the J. G. Crawford Prize for best PhD thesis at the Australian National University. Two per year across the University.
2019 Australasian Evolution Society Research Award and Student Plenary. AES meeting registration waiver and special 20 min plenary talk.
2018 Peter Rawlinson Prize for Best Spoken Presentation by a PhD student (Australian Society of Herpetologists).
2018 Finalist for the W.D. Hamilton Award (Society for the Study of Evolution). Evolution meeting registration waiver and $500 travel stipend.
2016 EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organisation) Course on Molecular Evolution selected trainee.
2014 Hirota Naora Award for Best Conference Presentation (Research School of Biology Postgraduate Conference): $650 for conference travel.
Grants and scholarships
2023 Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) Fellowship from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for my project entitled “The evolution of venom and its role in shaping biodiversity”. This includes three years of salary plus research money which combined amounts to $387,373.
2022 BioPlatforms Australia’s Australian amphibian and reptile genomics initiative (AusARG) funding for two plates of sequencing at Diversity Arrays for a phylogeographic study of the Liasis complex.
2021 ANU’s Research School of Biology Seed Grant worth $3,096 for venom mass spectrometry experiment.
2021 BioPlatforms Australia’s Australian amphibian and reptile genomics initiative (AusARG) funding for two plates of sequencing at Diversity Arrays for a phylogeographic study of the Morelia spilota complex.
2020 Contributed to writing the Australian Research Council Discovery Project Grant “Biological diversification in across
Australia across space and time” with Prof. Scott Keogh. $471,000 which includes my postdoc salary for two more years.
2017 Contributed to writing the Australian Research Council Discovery Project Grant “Drivers of convergent evolution across Australia’s arid landscape” with Prof. Scott Keogh. $432,000 which included my postdoc salary for two years.
2016 ABRS National Taxonomy Research Grant Programme - Student Travel Grant: $1,650
2016 ANU Vice-Chancellor's HDR Travel Grant: $1,500
2015 ABRS National Taxonomy Research Grant Programme – Student Travel Grant: $825
2015 Australian Society of Herpetologists Research Grant: $1,500
2014 Becas Chile-CONICYT Doctorado en el extranjero: full tuition, living expenses and additional costs for four year overseas PhD program (aprox. $250,000)
2014 ANU Vice-Chancellor's HDR Travel Grant: $1,000
2013 American Museum of Natural History Collection Study Grant: $1,000
2013 Peter Rankin Trust Fund for Herpetology Research Grant, The Australian Museum: $1,000
2013 ACT Herpetological Association Research Grant: $1,200
2012 Becas Chile-CONICYT Magister en el extranjero: full tuition, living expenses and additional costs for two year overseas Masters program (aprox. $125,000)
Education
2015-2019: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Evolution, Ecology and Genetics at The Australian National University. Thesis supervisor: Prof. J. Scott Keogh.
2013-2015: Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Evolution, Ecology and Genetics at The Australian National University. Thesis supervisor: Prof. J. Scott Keogh.
2007-2011: Licenciatura en Ciencias Biologicas (four year degree in Biological Sciences). Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile.
2013-2015: Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Evolution, Ecology and Genetics at The Australian National University. Thesis supervisor: Prof. J. Scott Keogh.
2007-2011: Licenciatura en Ciencias Biologicas (four year degree in Biological Sciences). Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile.
Teaching
2018. Human Biology (BIOL1008), The Australian National University. Lab demonstrator.
2018. Big Questions in Biology (BIOL3201), The Australian National University. Marking essays.
2017. Experimental Design and Analysis in Biology (BIOL2202), The Australian National University. Tutor and Lab demonstrator.
2015-2016. Australian Vertebrates (BIOL2111), The Australian National University. Guest lecturer.
2015-2016. Diversity of Life (BIOL1009), The Australian National University. Lab demonstrator.
2015. Human Physiology (BIOL2103), The Australian National University. Lab demonstrator.
2013-2016. Australian Vertebrates (BIOL2111), The Australian National University. Lab demonstrator.
2013-2016. Principles of Genetics (BIOL2151), The Australian National University. Lab demonstrator.
2013-2015. Molecular and Cell Biology (BIOL1004), The Australian National University. Lab demonstrator.
2013-2017. Evolution, Ecology and Genetics (BIO1003), The Australian National University. Lab demonstrator.
2018. Big Questions in Biology (BIOL3201), The Australian National University. Marking essays.
2017. Experimental Design and Analysis in Biology (BIOL2202), The Australian National University. Tutor and Lab demonstrator.
2015-2016. Australian Vertebrates (BIOL2111), The Australian National University. Guest lecturer.
2015-2016. Diversity of Life (BIOL1009), The Australian National University. Lab demonstrator.
2015. Human Physiology (BIOL2103), The Australian National University. Lab demonstrator.
2013-2016. Australian Vertebrates (BIOL2111), The Australian National University. Lab demonstrator.
2013-2016. Principles of Genetics (BIOL2151), The Australian National University. Lab demonstrator.
2013-2015. Molecular and Cell Biology (BIOL1004), The Australian National University. Lab demonstrator.
2013-2017. Evolution, Ecology and Genetics (BIO1003), The Australian National University. Lab demonstrator.
Other
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2017: One of my photos of a reticulated python was chosen to be published in a postcard for Australia’s National Science Week, together with a summary of my research.
2016: Co-Lab: Science Aeets Street Art. My research was chosen for the National Science Week, to be depicted as a mural by local street artist "Smalls". Link. |
